Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Housing Units (2000): 2398
Land area (2000): 4.292251 sq. miles (11.116879 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.292251 sq. miles (11.116879 sq. km)
FIPS code: 28900
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 34.817244 N, 77.453842 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Half Moon
Wikipedia
Half Moon refers to the two lunar phases commonly known as first quarter and last quarter.
Examples of Half Moon used in culture...
- Half Moon (Efteling), a ship swing in Efteling, which is a theme park in the Netherlands
- Half Moon (film), a 2006 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi
- Half Moon Party, a bi-monthly event on Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand
- The Half Moon, Putney, a pub and music venue in London
- Half Moon, Herne Hill, a pub and music venue in London
- Half-moon cookie, a spongey, round, shortbread cookie iced on one half with vanilla fondant, and on the other half with chocolate fondant
- Halfmoon, a sea chub native to the Pacific Ocean (scientific name Medialuna californiensis)
Half Moon (or "Halve Maen" in Dutch) is a Pirate Ship ride at Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. Designed by Ton van de Ven and manufactured by Intamin, it opened its doors in 1982.
Half Moon ( Kurdish: Nîwe Mang/Nîvê Heyvê) is a 2006 film written and directed by Iranian Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi. Half Moon is a joint production of Iran, Austria, France and Iraq. This movie was commissioned by the New Crowned Hope festival, a celebration of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the story plot has been inspired in part by Mozart's Requiem.
Competitor for Canada
Half Moon was a First Nations lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for Canada.
In 1904 he was member of the Mohawk Indians Lacrosse Team which won the bronze medal in the lacrosse tournament.